Vance wants voters to ‘give us another chance’. But he is cornered | Sidney Blumenthal
The vice-president’s recent remarks seek to maintain a posture of strength while they inadvertently expose political realities JD Vance has parachuted into the midterm election campaign on a rescue mission in a new guise: a risk management consultant. Speaking in the flat language of the expert hired to identify threats, weaknesses and losses affecting a business’ reputation, he has presented his…
Vance's recent campaign remarks, aimed at projecting strength, have inadvertently revealed the political landscape he finds himself in during the midterm elections. Assuming the role of a risk management consultant, the vice-president has offered his analysis of threats, weaknesses, and losses that could tarnish his administration's reputation. In his executive summary, Vance emphasized the importance of limiting vulnerabilities and averting potential disasters with a business-like approach.
During a meeting on September 15, Vance urged his supporters to give them another chance or grant them a couple more years to continue working on the remarkable achievements of the past two years. He shifted the conversation towards harm reduction rather than demanding total agreement, and subsequently presented a binary choice between supporting his party or succumbing to the "craziness" of the opposition.
Former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, Sidney Blumenthal, has penned three books in a projected five-volume political biography of Abraham Lincoln. Blumenthal, a Guardian US columnist and co-host of the Court of History podcast, has observed these political developments closely.
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